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South Platte Water Related Activities Program, Inc. 220 Water Avenue, Berthoud, Colorado, 80513 Meeting Minutes of the Interim Board of Directors March 15, 2007 l. Call to Order The Interim Board of Directors meeting was called to order by President Dave Little. 2. Minutes from the February 15, 2007 Board meeting were approved. 3. Financial Dennis Harmon handed out a financial balance sheet. Two invoices were approved by the board. One for electricity to pump wells at Tamarack and a second frorn Trout, Raley, Montano, Witwer & Freeman, P.C. for Deb Freeman's time. Jon Altenhofen requested authorization to continue pumping Tamarack recharge wells through Mazch and ApriL The boazd approved for Dennis Harmon to pay up to $50,000 for well pumping. Dennis Harmon will work on filing the corporation's 2006 tax return. 4. Update from the Operating Committee One-time Depletion Fee The board discussed establishing an assessment category for one-time water uses that are not used on a continual basis. A fee pmposal was suggested that would allow one-tnne water uses to pay $150.00 for each 100 acre-foot block of total gross water used. For example, 1-100 af would pay $150.00; 101-200 af $300.00, eta The board approved this assessment structure and agreed that SPWRAP would not require one-time water users to sign a Recovery Agreement and that a receipt for payment would be issued in lieu of a membership certificate. North Pazk Existing Depletions The board discussed the North Park existing deplerions issue (existing water uses which may or may not snag a federal nexus). North Park water users believe that they were told by the state that they would get coverage in the Platte River Program without any monetary obligation. The Jackson County Water Conservancy District said they are willing to join SPWRAP as a Class "W" member as a good will gesture (approximately $500 annually). The board agreed that if North Park water users would join as Class "W" member that their elcisting depletions would be covered by the Program. It was requested that documentation be written-up that explained the rationale behind SPWRAP's decision to take this path and to reflect that the existing depletion (not new depletions) limits are not exceeded as defined by the sta,te (i.e. baseline population of 1,700). The question was raised about whether or not to require the signing of a Recovery Agreement. The board agreed that the Jackson County Water Conservancy District should sign a Recovery Agreement. However, individuals with projects would not be required to execute Recovery Agreements. Eric Wilkinson and Alan Berryrnan agreed to talk to the North Park water users to inform them of the boazd's decisions and then jointly meet with the FWS for their concurrence. Page 1 of 3